Changing Voice : Active to Passive Voice :

Example : Keshavan stabbed Shanti (Active) to Shanti was stabbed by Keshavan.

Practice Exercises :
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The people will make him President.

One should keep ones promises.
Give the order.
Enter by this door.
My captors were taking me to prison.
Someone has picked my pocket.
The enemy has defeated our army.
Summon the fire brigade.
They enjoy bathing.
He laughed at me.
I know it.
Give your attention to this matter.
Brand the coward on his brow.
We admire the brave.
I bought the baby a doll.
He taught me to read Urdu.
He made his servant do the work.
We must listen to her words.
She invited me to her house.
Shall I ever forget those happy days?
Burma exports rice.
England imports jute.
We expect good news.
They enjoy drinking.
She laughed at me.
I read the novel long ago.
I offered him a chair.
The police took me to the prison.
The people will make him king.
The boy next to me was pushing me.
He applied at the office for a ticket.
Somebody spoke to me in the dark.
Someone has set fire to the barn.
He objected to the proposals.
These creatures do us harm.
The doctor prepared a medicine.
The judge will ask him this question.

Changing Voice : Passive to Active Voice :

Example : The letter was written by the clerk(Passive) to The clerk wrote the letter (Active).
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Without effort nothing can be gained.

I was struck by his singular appearance.
The bird was killed by a cruel boy.
Honey is made by bees.
The mouse was killed by the cat.
The boy was praised by the teacher.
By whom was this jug broken?
Rome was founded by Romulus.
A king may be looked at by a cat.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
America was discovered by Columbus.
Let the order be given.
The mayors speech was cheered.
The door was opened by me.
The ship was set on fire and abandoned by the crew.
I am vexed by his behavior.
The telegraph wires have been cut.
He will be surprised if he is chosen.
Harsh sentences were pronounced on the offender.
The letter was written by the clerk.
Without effort nothing can be gained.
Shakuntala was written by Kalidasa.
He was seen by my brother.
He was chosen leader.
The steam engine was invented by Watt.
The mouse was killed by the cat.
The boy was praised by the teacher.
The exhibition was opened by the Prime Minister.
We shall be blamed by everyone.
He will be gladdened by the sight.
Why should I be suspected by you?
Stones should not be thrown by those who live in glass houses.
He will be greatly surprised if he is chosen.
He was arrested on a charge of theft, but for lack of evidence he was released.

EXERCISE 3 : DIRECT TO INDIRECT NARRATION

Example : The boy said to the girl, I can hear you.(Direct) to
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The man said to the children, I know you and your parents.
The little girl remarked, I shall always remember this day.
The man cried out, We are not foes, but friends.
He said to me, Go away.
Hari said to his sister, Why are you crying?
He said, Hooray! We have won.
The traveler says, Can I spend the night in this house?
Mary said, I received a letter from my aunt.
My father said to me, You may choose your own birthday present.
First , said Mr. Pickwick, I wish to know what my friend and I have been brought here for.
Must I tell him? whispered the magistrate to Mr. Jinks.
David said to me, Where are you going?
He said, I have done this sum.
Shakespeare wrote, All the worlds a stage.
The doctor said, This disease is invariably fatal.
Henry said, I will not do it again.
The master said, You have all passed creditably
Make way for Liberty, he cried to the Austrians.
All right, exclaimed Raju, I will be advised by you.
Very well, cried Dick, let us see who will get there first.

EXERCISE 4 : INDIRECT TO DIRECT NARRATION

Example : He inquired whether his name was Shyam or not(Indirect) to
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The mother asked her son where he had been all afternoon.
The speaker said that his rival had a great deal, but knew nothing.
She answered that the ladder had been thrown down.
The lady said that she had forgotten her umbrella.
His friends said that he would catch cold in the night air.
He asked me if I could accompany him.
The judge replied that there was no date.
Ram admitted that it was cold.
He asked Ram to go with him.
Rama replied that he could not do so.
He asked his father when the next letter would come.
I wrote that I would visit him next day.
I told them to be quiet.
John said that he wanted to be a soldier.
He asked me where I was going.
He said that the earth moves around the sun.
The stranger asked Alice where she lived.
Hari asked Rama if he had read the letter.
The boy said that he would go with us.
I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.

Exercise 5: USE OF ARTICLES

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Sun rise in east.

Soldier lost arm.
I like to live in open air.
Get pound of sugar.
Set back clock.
Poor woman has not paisa.
Sun melts snow.
Have you seen Ganges?
Where did you buy umbrella?
Have you never seen elephant?
Draw map of Europe.
Livingstone was great explorer.
How blue sky looks !
Moon did not rise.
My favourite flower is lily.
Cow is useful animal.
Butterfly is pretty creature.
She plays piano very well.
Where there is will there is way.
Only best quality is sold by us.
Honesty is best policy.

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Horse is useful animal.

Lily is beautiful flower.
He is poor man.
He is honest man.
Honest men speak truth.
Rustom is young man.
Do you see blue sky ?
Bodh Gaya is holy city.
Aladin has wonderful lamp.
The world is happy place.
He returned after hour.
He came after minute.
School will shortly close.
Sun shines brightly.
I met him year ago.
Yesterday European called my office.
The guide knows way.
Sri Lanka is island.
Gopal got best present.
Pali is difficult language.
Ganges is sacred river.
Lion is king of beasts.
French is easy language.
French defeated Germans.
Which is longest river in America ?
Kassim has come without umbrella.
Bombay is very dear place to live in.
He is untidy boy.
The children found egg in the nest.
I bought cow, ox and buffalo.

Exercise 7 : Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

Example : 1. He has failed in arithmetic.
2. Silk worms feed on mulberry bushes.
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He has recovered from ______ illness.

He deals ______ foreign goods.
He depends ______his own efforts.
People will laugh ______you if you put on this dress.
He is accused ______ stealing.
He dispensed ______ the clerks service.
He died ______ cholera.
He agreed ______ my proposal.
He is incapable ______ such conduct.
He is bent ______ mischief.
I prefer coffee ______ tea.
I dont agree ______you.
He is dependent ______ his parents.
His is liable ______ his wifes debts.
He acted ______compulsion.
The accused pleaded ______ mercy.
The Taj Mahal is superior ______any other building.
I am disgusted ______ his cowardice.
He grieved ______ his dead friend.
The doctor cured him ______ asthma.
I went ______ the house.
Mary was not ______home.
Chandra lived ______ the river.
Fish swam______the water.
She went to town ______ her father.
Drive you car ______the garage.
He was a man ______great wealth.
She sat ______the chair.
Look ______me.
The camel can live ______water for many days.

Exercise 8: Correct Use of words (Word meanings )

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The opposite of wild is (mild, feeble, tame)

To nibble is to take (large, moderate, small) bites.
The opposite of stale is (fresh, new, recent)
A comic thing is a (serious, funny, ugly) thing.
Bewilderment means (perplexity, anxiety, anger).
A raid is ( an attack, a soldier, an army).
To be furious is to be (noisy, rapid, angry).
A banquet is a (room, garment, feast).
To announce is to (make known, make ready, threaten).
To remedy a thing is to put it (away, right, off).
We congratulate a person when he is (fortunate, rich, old).
People who like the same things are said to have (related, different, kindred) tastes.
A mysterious thing is (easy, difficult) to understand.
Cumbrous things are (small and dainty, big and clumsy).
To bungle is to (blunder, shout, strike).

Exercise 9 : Common Errors : Correct the sentences

Example : The sceneries here are good. (Incorrect )
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The scenery here is good. (Correct)
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I have lost my furnitures.

We have received no informations.
In India there are many poors.
He is a tall gentleman.
I saw two females.
Please put your sign here.
We all did not go.
Both did not go.
Every people know this.
This article costs rupees ten.
He is elder than I.
He is more better than I.
I am hopeless to pass.
He is best player.
The mankind should love the nature.
We should love the God.
He got an employment there.
We had picnic.
I have urgent business.
He does not care for his money.

Exercise 10 : Correct Verb Forms :

Example : I ____ sight of you when it began to rain. (Lose) , correct answer : Lost
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Have you ever been _______ by a scorpion. (sting)

He was so popular that he was _______ by everyone. (seek)
This silk is finely _______. (spin)
The cheque I _______ was returned because it was not dated. (draw)
Few men have _______ as he has. (strive)
Yes, I have been _______ to play the fool.( know)
One of the tennis balls _______ over the fence. (fly)
Those children are very well _______.(breed)
We were _______ by only two runs. (beat)
Autumn _______ in cold silence. (begin)
I was _______by a loud peal of thunder. (wake )
I was _______ to him by his simple ways. (drawn)
We _______ the bell several time, but no one answered. (ring)
My clothes were_______ to pieces by the thorns. (tear)
My brother would not have _______ such a cruel treatment. (stand)
Many ships were _______by submarines during the war. (sink)
I _______ him a long farewell. (bid)
The ladies of the court _______ beside her Majesty. (ride)
Has he _______you this lesson ? (teach)
We _______ beside a bubbling brook. (lie)